Bob Miller
Bob Miller (September 20, 1895 – August 26, 1955) was an American songwriter, recording artist, A&R representative, and publisher. He claimed to have written over 7,000 songs. His career began in the 1920s, during which time he likely travelled back and forth between Memphis and New York in order to establish himself as a songwriter. In 1928, he moved to New York permanently; and in 1933, he started up his publishing company, Bob Miller Inc. That same year, he became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Over the course of his career, he wrote songs such as "Sweet Pal," "War Horse Mama," "Twenty-One Years," "Eleven Cent Cotton, Forty Cent Meat," "The Poor, Forgotten Man," "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere," "Seven Years With the Wrong Woman," and many others. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 20, 1895 (Memphis), Died August 27, 1955 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, session supervisor, piano, songwriter, leader, speaker, tenor vocal, celeste, guitar, author
Notes: Songwriter, folk singer, music publisher; performed sometimes under own name but more often under various pseudonyms for different recording companies. Member of musical group, Norsemen.
See Also: Norsemen
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 448 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-036938 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Bouncin' along | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-036939 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Chime bells | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-036940 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Patent leather boots | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-037083 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Two more years (And I'll be free) | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and string bass | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037084 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Driftwood on the river | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and string bass | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-037085 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Mistook in the woman I loved | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and string bass | composer, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037086 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Missouri Joe | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and string bass | composer, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037358 | 10-in. | either 6/14/1939 or 6/16/1939 | Orange Blossom special | Rouse Brothers | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037359 | 10-in. | 6/14/1939 | Craven county blues | Rouse Brothers | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037360 | 10-in. | 6/14/1939 | Bum bum blues | Rouse Brothers | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037361 | 10-in. | 6/14/1939 | Unwanted sweetheart | Lanier Stewart | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-037362 | 10-in. | 6/14/1939 | Little white lies (I keep lying, lying) | Lanier Stewart | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-037363 | 10-in. | 6/14/1939 | Some old day | Rouse Brothers | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037364 | 10-in. | 6/14/1939 | Please let me walk with my son | Rouse Brothers | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | composer, session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-037365 | 10-in. | 6/14/1939 | My family circle | Rouse Brothers | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-042642 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | Old wishing well | Jake and Carl (The Original Nightherders) | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-042643 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | Hillbilly boy from the mountains | Jake and Carl (The Original Nightherders) | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-042644 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | When the white azaleas start blooming | Jake and Carl (The Original Nightherders) | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-042645 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | Please don't love nobody when I'm gone | Jake and Carl (The Original Nightherders) | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-043223 | 10-in. | 10/24/1939 | I'm glad it's over now | Radio Rubes | String band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-043224 | 10-in. | 10/24/1939 | The lie he wrote home | Radio Rubes | String band, with male vocal trio | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-043225 | 10-in. | 10/24/1939 | You're on the right side of the ocean | Radio Rubes | String band, with vocal trio | session supervisor, composer | |
Victor | BS-043226 | 10-in. | 10/24/1939 | The big little family of the hills | Radio Rubes | String band, with male vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-043251 | 10-in. | 10/31/1939 | Rhythm in the hills | Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer | Instrumental quartet, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
Victor | BS-043252 | 10-in. | 10/31/1939 | (Honey I've got) Everything but you | Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer | Instrumental quartet, with female vocal solo | session supervisor, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miller, Bob," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
Miller, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110414.
"Miller, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Miller, Bob, 1895-1955 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96067244
Wikidata: Bob Miller - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q56679208
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/36516159
MusicBrainz: Bob Miller - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7cb681ad-1158-47ef-867d-9f87782c18d7
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